...If I Were the Momby Cate (age 7)If I were the mom I would let my children slip and slide when the bathtub drained. I would let them play outside as long as they wanted (but not when it got darck.) I would let them make snak’s when they wanted it. I would let them help make supper. Do you think I would be a good mom?(And I would let them have 4 … [Read more...]
Slightly Messy but Delightfully Fun
A box of 99-cent cornstarch bought me two very happy girls on Sunday.If you don’t mind a little mess—and which of us well-balanced & patient mothers ever does? wink wink—then here is what you do:Dump half a box of cornstarch into your bowl.Add just enough water to make it “gloopy.”Add a drop or two of food coloring. Some people might say this … [Read more...]
Packing Peanuts
These two do not seem to realize that Mom has had it with their anticsand is shipping them to Zimbabwe.Flat Stanley...meet Felicity! … [Read more...]
Ridiculous
All children, it seems, are fond of teasing, and 10-year-old Joe (who should know better) is no exception. He decided that the humorous potential of shutting 3-year-old Angela in her room would be worth facing the wrath of both Angela and her mother.Mom was downstairs and would be none the wiser anyway.Or so he thought.Angela, who was playing … [Read more...]
The Good Life
Ad majorem Dei gloriam, … [Read more...]
Hope Springs Eternal…
...on this second day of Lent.Cate came down for breakfast and fixed her big brown eyes upon me.“I had the best dream last night,” she announced.“Really, Honey?” (I so prefer those to the more morbid variety.) “What was it about?”“Easter eggs…and Jesus.”Not a bad dream, all things (and Lenten fasts) considered. ‘Cause if those eggs were chocolate, … [Read more...]
Naughty Marker Moments
Angela is going through a “naughty marker phase.” This means (not that most of you need an explanation) that while the older kids & I are busy (but distracted) in the classroom, 3-year-old Angela is busy (but very focused) somewhere else.You know that Precious Moments figurine on my nightstand? Too perfect, and way too white.You know those … [Read more...]
And don’t forget all those weekends in Aspen
Feeling certain that her mother’s existence is far cushier than her own, Cate compiled an itemized complaint at the breakfast table this morning.“Mommies get all the fun stuff, like blogs and mommy/daddy movies and sweet & sour mix with that other stuff in it and going on retreats and to Hawaii…”I think it might be really fun to perpetuate this … [Read more...]
Taking off for the Great White North
Subtitled: This could be Canada.My daughters* are amused but baffled. Why is Mom laughing and running for her camera?** And who the heck are Bob and Doug?I promise not to call them “hosers.”*No, the sheepdog look is not “in” in Minnesota. Yes, I know that Felicity needs a haircut.**And sadly, these kids are more than used to their mother laughing … [Read more...]
On Family Fun and Football Flicks and the Blessings of your Five-Year-Old
Jennifer wrote to ask me about the First Confession/First Communion program at our church, and to that end I am preparing a list of resources for parents. (This would be the “story to follow” reference at the end of my post yesterday.)Unfortunately, as I have a mountain of to-dos this morning, I will not get to that post until later today or … [Read more...]
